It is an extinct long nosed animal and is considered one of the ancestors of modern elephants. Fossils have been found in Eurasia, Africa, and the Americas, and they lived during the Miocene period. The species of the genus Megalophynchus were once considered a central link in the evolution of long nosed dinosaurs, but there are also many taxonomic controversies. Their lower incisors are usually elliptical or pear shaped, while the characteristics of cheek teeth are not specialized and have significant intraspecific variation. The discovery and study of the toothed elephant not only enriched our understanding of the evolutionary history of long nosed animals, but also provided important clues for understanding the relationship between modern elephants and other ancient long nosed animals.

Gomphotherium is an extinct genus of long nosed animals, also known as triceratops or quadrilateralis. The toothed elephant lived two to three million years ago, in Europe (including France, Germany, and Austria), North America (Kansas, USA), Asia (Pakistan), and Africa (Kenya) from the early Miocene to the early Miocene. Mainly living in forests Lowlands in river and lake areas.